The best maturity bond ETFs

How to invest in maturity bonds using ETFs

0.10% p.a. - 0.12% p.a.

annual total expense ratio (TER) of maturity bond ETFs

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on maturity bonds, which are tracked by ETFs

19 ETFs

on maturity bonds

The best ETFs for maturity bonds

Investing in bond ETFs offers the simple and transparent way to invest in fixed income securities. Since the launch of iBonds ETFs in 2023, there are also fixed maturity ETFs. Also known as “maturity bonds”.

Such maturity bond ETFs combine the fixed maturity of an individual bond with the diversification advantage of ETFs. This is because these maturity bond ETFs make it easy to invest in broadly diversified baskets of bonds and invest money for a fixed period of time.

In this investment guide, you will find all the ETFs that allow you to invest in maturity bond ETFs.

Performance of maturity bond ETFs in comparison

Source: justETF Research; As of: 26.04.24

maturity bond ETFs in comparison

The most important factors at a glance

When choosing an maturity bond ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all maturity bond ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.

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Provider ISIN	Fund size in m EUR	TER in %	Use of profits	Fund domicile	Replication method
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)IE000264WWY0	640	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)IE000SIZJ2B2	399	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE0000UJ3480	256	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)IE000WA6L436	248	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)IE0008UEVOE0	248	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)IE000ZOI8OK5	247	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)IE000GUOATN7	220	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE0000X2DXK3	207	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IE0000VITHT2	136	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE000I1D7D10	108	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE000BWITBP9	106	0.12% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IE0007UPSEA3	61	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)IE000NXQKHU1	58	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2033 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1DLU2673523564	54	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Luxembourg	Optimized sampling
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2031 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1DLU2673523481	53	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Luxembourg	Optimized sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)IE000H5X52W8	51	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Ireland	Sampling
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2027 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1DLU2673523218	47	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Luxembourg	Optimized sampling
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2029 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1DLU2673523309	38	0.12% p.a.	Distributing	Luxembourg	Optimized sampling
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Treasury UCITS ETF USD (Acc)IE000U99N3V1	27	0.10% p.a.	Accumulating	Ireland	Sampling

Source: justETF.com; As of 26.04.24

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Return comparison of all maturity bond ETFs

The table shows the returns of all maturity bond ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.

Cumulative
Calendar year

ETF	1 month in %	3 months in %	6 months in %	1 year in %	3 years in %
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.59%	0.78%	2.80%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.54%	0.74%	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	0.76%	3.28%	1.65%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Treasury UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	0.60%	2.91%	0.90%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.78%	0.39%	3.61%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.74%	0.35%	3.54%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	0.93%	3.01%	2.36%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)	0.89%	2.87%	2.23%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	1.16%	0.38%	4.61%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	1.12%	0.33%	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	1.14%	2.73%	3.19%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	1.16%	0.19%	5.42%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	1.30%	0.12%	5.56%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	1.38%	2.66%	4.14%	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)	1.51%	2.82%	4.16%	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2027 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	1.11%	0.52%	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2029 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	1.52%	0.48%	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2031 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	2.02%	0.67%	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2033 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	2.42%	0.80%	-	-	-

ETF	2024 in %	2023 in %	2022 in %	2021 in %	2020 in %
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	3.28%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	3.01%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term USD Treasury UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	2.91%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)	2.87%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Dist)	2.82%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	2.73%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term USD Corporate UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	2.66%	-	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2033 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	0.80%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.78%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.74%	-	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2031 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	0.67%	-	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2027 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	0.52%	-	-	-	-
Xtrackers II Target Maturity Sept 2029 EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF 1D	0.48%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.39%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.38%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.35%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.33%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Acc)	0.19%	-	-	-	-
iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term EUR Corporate UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)	0.12%	-	-	-	-

Source: justETF.com; As of 31.03.24; Calculations in EUR including dividends